the river that the Egyptian civilization developed on?
What is The Nile
the way China developed with little cultural diffusion because of mountains, deserts, and oceans in the way.
What is Geographic Isolation
kings in Egypt that were viewed as gods
What are Pharaohs
the name of the river for ancient India Pakistan
What is Indus
An upper class family whose land and power allow them to rule from one generation to the next
What is an aristocracy
the large temple structures built to honor dead pharaohs
What is Pyramids
Ancient Chinese belief that gods’ granted emperors the right to rule
What is Mandate of Heaven
the process by which ideas spread from one culture to another because of interactions between people
What is Cultural Diffusion
the belief in many gods
What is Polytheistic
the rise and fall of dynasties in Chinese history.
What is Dynastic Cycle
complex human settlements that have social hierarchies, specialized labor, advanced cities, advanced technology, record keeping and complex institutions
What is Civilization
earliest writing system; first developed in Mesopotamia
What is Cuneiform
The type of geographic barrier Egypt had on all sides their empire
What is desert
One of the major cities of the Indus valley civilization. It had 35,000 inhabitants. It emerged between 3000 BC and 1500 BC
What is Harappa
What is the name of the two rivers in China
Yellow River, and Yangtze River